Chlorate-powder.



' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

No.'s11,941.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filed September 9, 1905. Serial No. 277,795.

To all 114mm, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. MATHEWS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rio, county of Columbia, and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in High Explosives or SmokelessPowder, of which the following is a specification.

The component parts of mycomposition are as follows, combined insubstantially the proportions stated: gasolene, one part; spirits ofturpentine, one part; alcohol, one part; water, two parts.

The above ingredients are stirred so as to become thoroughly mixed andcombined.

I next make the following composition: granulated sugar, one part;potassium chlorate, one and one-half parts.

any suitable mechanical means, after which enou h of the first-namedliquid mixture is adde to the last-named ingredient to sufficientlymoisten the same while being briskly stirred for several minutes. This Ihave found to make an exceedingly high explosive at very small cost,which has the advantage of not being dangerous to manufacture or handleafter being manufactured and which does not absorb moisture from theatmosphere, can be used with equal efiiciency in These lastnamedingredients I first thoroughly mix by matter comprising gasolene,spirits of turpentine, alcohol, water, sugar, and potassium chlorate,substantially as described.

2. The herein-described composition of matter composed of one partgranulated sugar, one and one-half par'ts potassium chlorate, and enoughof liquid com osed of one part gasolene, one part spirits o turpentine,onepart alcohol, and two parts water to moisten the mixture.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto at fixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES E. MATHEWS.

Witnesses:

H. S. HENDRIcKsoN, DANIELE. BERG.

